The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s lower house of parliament has voted to remove its speaker in the latest round of a bitter rivalry between President Felix Tshisekedi with his predecessor and coalition partner Joseph Kabila.
The vote, which took place on Thursday, was a show of strength by Tshisekedi’s allies, who might have enough support to form a new majority in parliament and bring down the government, which is dominated by Kabila loyalists.
The National Assembly voted by 281 to 200 to impeach speaker Jeanine Mabunda, a close Kabila ally, accusing her of “conflictual and partisan” leadership and not being transparent about her management of the body’s finances.
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Political crisis worsens in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Political crisis worsens in the Democratic Republic of Congo
9 de diciembre de 2020, 16:54Kinshasa, 7 Dec (Prensa Latina) The government coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is going through a crisis, with new confrontations today among parliamentarians. Local press briefings gave an account of the disputes at the People s Palace, seat of the National Assembly (parliament), where a plenary session was to take place.
According to the digital 7sur7.cd newspaper, legislators supporting the President of the Republic Felix Tshisekedi; and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, attacked each other again, in a beating that ended when the Police intervened with tear gas.
Tensions rise in DRC after parliamentary decision
Tensions rise in DRC after parliamentary decision
11 de diciembre de 2020, 14:15Kinshasa, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The possible collapse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of the parliamentary majority opposed to the government is generating greater political tensions today, following the decision of the National Assembly to depose its incumbent. With 281 votes in favor, 200 against, one abstention and a null vote, the lower house of parliament yesterday asked for the removal of its president, Jeanine Mabunda, from office.
In the opinion of the most optimistic, this is an important step towards ending the primacy of legislators who are close to former president Joseph Kabila, who systematically boycotted the decisions of the executive, as denounced by the country s president, Felix Tshisekedi.
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